Etihad Airways introduced its second Boeing 787 Dreamliner into commercial service, providing service between Washington DC and Abu Dhabi. A welcome ceremony was held at the arrival gate at Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD) to mark the occasion, attended by Christopher Browne, vice-president and airport manager - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA); Suzanne Alipourian, area manager for Americas – Etihad Airways; Abdalla AlRaeesi, airport station manager at IAD – Etihad Airways; Rashed Saif Al Shabi, vice-president of Mid Atlantic – Etihad Airways; and cabin crew members from Etihad Airways.